We are joined by the one and only Valante, a successful music producer AND teacher AND a fan of the podcast since DAY 1 (insane) to talk about how his life, including all the struggles, has molded and inspired his art. We learn a lot about the creative process, life in Sweden, and the joy of existence.

#12 - Valante

My (Devam's) debut solo episode. Listen at your own discretion. I go through some of the questions y'all asked me like:

- What's it like being single?

- What is the biggest thing I'm working on?

- What is my chipotle order?

- What is the biggest societal change I wish to see in our lifetimes?

AND PLENTY MORE

hope you enjoy my rambling

PEAAACE

#11 - SOLOOOO

We sit down with THE local legend Rishabh Meswani. Shoot the shit and pick Rishabh's brain on his journey, his motivations, and his struggles re: his insanely successful now international nonprofit - Fremont Debate Academy

#10 - Rishabh Meswani

We're sitting down with Vivek, who's living that double life so many of us know—grinding as a solutions consultant while chasing his real passion as a writer, director, and producer.

Imposter syndrome, maintaining a stable career, legitimizing your art, and into the details of Vivek's very own projects.

#9 - Vivek Menon

In this rotation, we're thrilled to be joined by the one & only Ganesh Ramakrishnan—founder of AVG Coffee Co pop-up in New York—to discuss motivation, procrastination, and the struggle to find your passion. We talk about why it can be so hard to get yourself to do the things you want to do in your life, and our own battles with those issues throughout college & beyond

#8 - Motivation ft. Ganesh Ramakrishnan

#7 - Self Judgement and Pain

Our first episode going into the boof without a plan.

We talk about soo many things including being neurotic, lost in your head, and figuring out where we fit snd what our self worth really is.

Wow, we really are neurotic and surprisingly similar.

#6 - Self Worth / Neuroticism

Oh man not breakups again. Join us as we reflect with on breakups and our tumultuous but insightful journeys since with our very special guest Gaura.

Art Picks:

Ahir - Candy Necklace by Lana del Rey https://open.spotify.com/track/3MlEryrxCKZkcfX18ZLX96?si=e196c272419a45b6

Devam - On the Nature of Daylight by Max Richter, Louisa Fuller, etc https://open.spotify.com/track/56oReVXIfUO9xkX7pHmEU0?si=9d1f6df9c9c644db

Gaura - Jaago by Lifafa https://open.spotify.com/album/0iH6pbUrb45P62B82PHDLb?si=OBVtBlkYSKK6or8dXE_L9g

Breakups || Part 2

Most of us have struggled with our body image at times, especially given how we're constantly bombarded with people to compare ourselves against. When we go to the gym to "fix" that, it often leaves us feeling even worse as we struggle to meet our own demands. In this round of the Pineapple Blunt Rotation, we're delighted to be joined by a guest for the first time: Garrett Garrido, a competitive powerlifter who has much wisdom to share from his own struggles developing a healthy relationship with the gym, his body, and himself. 

Art Picks:

Devam - kRAOgotthesauce

https://open.spotify.com/artist/2D93GdQLZxSWecarb2NIY9?si=GfhUcCvrRmGLrPioLWrpKg

Garrett - Goya's Black Paintings

https://www.museodelprado.es/en/the-collection/art-works?ecidoc:p108i_E12_p126_employed_support@@@pm:supportNode=http://museodelprado.es/items/support_125&cidoc:p14_carried_out_by@@@pm:author@@@ecidoc:p131_E82_p102_has_title=Goya%20y%20Lucientes,%20Francisco%20de@en

Ahir - Wes Anderson's The Grand Budapest Hotel

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2278388/

Body Image & the Gym

We all struggle with work-life balance, whether you’re in school, in the corporate world, or working for yourself. We live in a world that encourages a relentless pursuit of increased productivity over fulfillment and this idea that we need to get somewhere (faster) so we can be okay. Join us as we discuss the intricacies of work life balance and how we’ve navigated it so far.



Art Pick of the Episode

Ahir: Blood Meridian - A book “that dwells on the worst evils, written in prose with the beauty of an angel,”  which explores one question: how can goodness matter in a world where it can be annihilated at any moment by overwhelming violence

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/394535.Blood_Meridian_or_the_Evening_Redness_in_the_West



Devam: New Normal - Finally some good representation! A playful Indians-in-the-Bay-Area sitcom written and directed by my college bud Vivek Menon that the whole family can enjoy. Share it with your friends and parents!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dGhu7ORS-0&pp=ygUYbmV3IG5vcm1hbCBpbmRpYW4gZmFtaWx5

Books Referenced

Quarterlife - https://www.amazon.com/Quarterlife-Search-Self-Early-Adulthood/dp/0525511660



Credits

"Vibing Over Venus" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

"Midnight Tale" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License

http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Work Life Balance

A podcast by a couple of semi-emotionally aware 20 somethings just talking about things that we, especially guys, really should be talking about but don't! Tune in, listen up, share your thoughts and lets start discussions. Sharing and reflecting is the path to healing.